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AcuSolve MotionSolve Coupling

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Introduction – CFD/MBD Co-Simulation

• The CFD and MBD solvers send and receive information via TCP socket communication during simulation runtime
• Allows cross platform communication
• CFD simulation runs on HPC, while MBD runs locally
• Middleware application communicates information between the solvers
• Forces and moments from the CFD model to the MBD model
• Displacements and rotations from the MBD model to the CFD model
• Information is exchanged at the CFD time increment

CFD MBD
Interface Δx
Fx
Fy Δy
Fz Δz
Mx θx
My θy
Mz θz
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Introduction – CFD/MBD Co-Simulation

Purpose:

Simulate MBD rigid motion in MotionSolve while directly coupling with the CFD
solver AcuSolve to better model reality

Use Cases:

Loosely Coupled Tightly Coupled

Actuating rigid bodies Rigid bodies are forced to
that have an effect on the actuate due to the
surrounding fluid surrounding flow field
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Co-Simulation Solution Strategy

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Pressure check valve

• The 3D problem is represented by a check valve that moves the shutter in accordance with the pressure
differential between the two sides.
• To speed up the problem we’ll consider only a section of the whole geometry.
• For this analysis, a 30 degree sector of the check valve was selected for study.
• The initial position of the valve is set such that the valve shutter is almost closed, then the inlet pressure
is ramped up and subsequent valve motion is analyzed.

Outlet

Inlet

Valve Shutter
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Animation Results